Loebner Prize

An annual competition in artificial
intelligence started by Dr. Hugh Loebner of New York City
in 1991. A $100,000 prize is offered to the author of the
first computer program to pass an unrestricted Turing test.
Annual competitions are held each year with a $2000 prize for
the best program on a restricted Turing test.

The 1995 and 1996 events were unrestricted Turing Tests,
requiring computer entries to converse indefinitely with no
topic restrictions. So far, even the best programs give
themselves away almost immediately, either by simple
grammatical mistakes or by repetition.

Complete transcripts and IBM compatible diskettes that play
the 1991, 1992, and 1993 conversations in real-time are
available for purchase from the Cambridge Center for
Behavioral Studies (telephone: +1 (617) 491 9020, Fax: 1072).
Sponsorship opportunities are available.